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? It’s the final countdown of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan and the COP29 presidency released a new draft climate-finance-deal proposal that would have developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion per year by 2035 to help poorer nations.? ? The proposal that drew criticism from all sides. ? ?? ‘I’m so mad. It's ridiculous. Just ridiculous,’ said Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, the Special Representative for Climate Change for Panama, who called the proposed amount too low. ‘It feels that the developed world wants the planet to burn.’ ? Read more from Sharon Kits Kimathi’s latest edition of the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter ?? https://reut.rs/49jHIlP?

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British actor Jonathan Bailey returned to his roots when he took on the role of Fiyero, a country prince, in the movie musical ‘Wicked.’ Read more ?? https://reut.rs/3ZndfyH #Reuters #news #film #movies #musical #JonathanBailey #Wicked?

Video footage shows the moment an Israeli strike slammed into a building in the Chiyah area of Beirut’s southern suburbs, sending a cloud of smoke and dust into the air.? ? Israel has pushed on with its intense military campaign against the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, tempering hopes that efforts by a U.S. envoy will lead to an imminent ceasefire. ? Read the full story for the latest updates ?? https://reut.rs/415aepb ? #Reuters #News #Beirut #Lebanon #Israel #Chiyah #Hezbollah #US #envoy

?? Footage from a plane bound for Keflavik airport, southwest of Iceland's capital Reykjavik, shows a volcano erupting with lava flows and smoke as the aircraft approached the airport. #Reuters #news #plane #Iceland #Volcano #airplane #travel

Gap shares surged as much as 18% on Friday, as the apparel retailer raised annual sales forecast beckoning a robust headstart into the holidays, following a rebound in demand at all four of its brands after nearly two years. The Old Navy parent's expectations of?strong holiday tidings?come close on the heels of Walmart's forecast of a resilient consumer but contrast with muted sales by Target, amplifying prospects of a?mixed shopping period. "We are seeing the styles of Gap be more relevant and more appealing to a wider audience which is helping to drive the results that they're generating," Dana Telsey of Telsey Advisory Group said. This compares with several quarters of weakness post-pandemic when Gap lost its edge as America's most sought-after brand for its casual wear such as jeans and khakis. For Reuters #Reuters #News #Gap #BananaRepublic #OldNavy #Athleta #Apparel #Holidays #Christmas #Thanksgiving #BlackFriday #CyberMonday

As bitcoin continues to hit record highs since the U.S. election, Bryan Armour from Morningstar believes the main driving force behind its recent performance is the prospect of a Trump presidency. He points to promises Donald Trump made in his campaign that will benefit not only the cryptocurrency but funds linked to them.

?? Food, art, or both? A piece of art that is little more than a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 million to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, Sotheby's said, furthering the universal conversation about what constitutes art. Art piece ‘Comedian,’ by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, first rocked the art world upon its debut at Miami's Art Basel in 2019, drawing such large crowds that the exhibit had to be taken down for public safety and to protect other works on display. At Sotheby's in New York, it went from a starting price of $800,000 to $5.2 million when the hammer fell about five minutes later, plus a buyer's premium, or fee. Sun said he would eat the banana, as at least two spectators have done in other galleries on the piece's trip around the world. ?? Read what else Sun had to say about his purchase ?? https://reut.rs/40U3ydj #Reuters #banana #art #MaurizioCattelan #Comedian #Sothebys #auction #cryptocurrency

U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans clinched a late-night deal on Nov. 20 that clears the way for votes on a group of President Joe Biden's nominees for federal trial courts in exchange for not pushing forward with four nominees to serve on appellate courts, leaving vacancies that Republican President-elect Donald Trump can fill. Elon Musk?and?Vivek Ramaswamy, who were tapped by Republican President-elect Donald Trump to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency, have revealed plans to wipe out scores of U.S. regulations, but getting rid of agency rules can be a monumental task, according to experts. Any such effort in?Donald Trump’s?second term likely would face hurdles and legal challenges. Facing a potential multibillion-dollar default judgment in an antitrust case, Chinese state-owned manufacturing company Irico Group told a U.S. judge this year that being ordered to pay part of its opponents' legal fees could be an alternative sanction. A federal judge has rejected a bid by the parents of a Massachusetts high school senior to force his school to expunge his disciplinary record and raise his history class grade after officials accused him of using an artificial intelligence program to cheat on a class assignment. Here’s your legal file:?